Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Bladderwrack

Plant

English

Bladderwrack, Bladder fucus, Blasentang, Common seawrack, Cutweed, Fucus, Kelp, Kelpware, Knotted wrack, Marine oak, Rockwrack

Latin

Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus, 1753

Plantparts

Entire plant, Unspecified, Whole plant

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Acid, Antacid, Anti-acid, Anti-arteriosclerotic, Anti-atherosclerotic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Antibiotic, Anticoagulant, Anti-diabetic, antidiabetic activity, Anti-fatigue, Anti-HIV, Antihypotensive agent, Anti-inflammatory, Antiobesity, Anti-obesity medication, Antioxidant, Antiphogistic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antiseptic, aperient, Aperitive, Arteriosclerosis, Arteriosclerotic vascular disease, Arthritis, Articular rheumatism, atherosclerosis, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, baktericidal, Basedow's disease, BloodSugar Reducer, Candidiasis, catharic, Cathartic, Cellulite, Cellulitis, corpulence, Cough, Coughing, Coughs, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, Dieting, digestive disturbance, digestive upset, Disinfectant, disorder of metabolism, Diuretic, emollient, Emollients, Enhances immune resistance, Evacuant, excessive perspiration, exhaustion, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, faintness, Fatigue, Fatness, feebleness, Fortifying, gastric disorders, Gastric Disturbances, goiter, Goitre, Graves' disease, Hardening of the arteries, hardning of the arteries, Heavy Metal Poisoning, High blood sugar, HIV, Hormonal disorder, Hormonal disturbances, Human immunodeficiency virus, Hyperglycaemia, Hyperglycemia, Hyperglycæmia, Hyperthyroid, hyper thyroidism, Hypotension, Hypotensive, immune enhangement, Immune weakness, Immunostimulant, Imune activation, Imune stimulant, Languidness, Languor, Lassitude, laxative, lipomatosis, Listlessness, Lose weight, low blood pressure, lowering the blood sugar, lymphatic swellings, metabolic derangement, metabolic disorder, Metabolic Disorders, metabolic disturbance, mild laxative, Mildly laxative, Moisturizers, movements of the bowel, Mucolytic agent, Nourishing, Nutrious, Nutritious, Nutritive, Obesity, positive influence on the imune system, Pressor, prevents blood coagulation, Prevents clotting of the blood, promoting metabolism, Purgative, reduce inflammation, Refresher, refreshing, Relives symptoms of rheumatism, removes heavy metals from the body, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatic pain, rheumatic pains, Rheumatism, Rheumatoid arthritis, skin flaccid, Slimming, slimming remedy, Sprain, Sprains, Stimulates the immune system, Strengthener, Strengthening, struma, sugar diabetis, Swollen lymph glands, Thyroid disease, thyroid diseases, Tiredness, To lose weight, Torn ligament, Toxic diffuse goiter, Used as an antiseptic, Used in the treatment of cough, Vasopressor, Vasopressor agent, weakness, weariness, Weight loss, weight-reducing

Cancer

Anticancer (Breast), Anticancer (Mammary), Anti-carcinogenic, anticarcinogenig, Anticarcinomic, Anti-neoplastic, Anti-tumor, Anti-tumor activity, Breast cancer, Cancer reducing, Neoplasm, tumor, tumor-inhibiting, Tumor inhibition, tumor-reducing, Tumors, Tumour, Tumour inhibition

Other uses

Fertiliser, fertilization, Fertilizer, manuring

Veterinary uses

Animal feed, Animal fodder, Animal Food, Fodder, Fodder for livestock, food for livestock, Forage, livestockfeed

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 Abscisic acid, Alginic acid, aluminium, Amino acid, Arsenic, ascorbic acid, ash, Beta-Sitosterol, bromine, Calcium, Carbohydrates, chlorophyll, Cholesterol, Chromium, cobalt, fat, Fibres, Fucoidan, Fucose, iodine, iron, Lauric acid, Lead, lutein, magnesium, manganese, mannitol, Mercury, mineral, mucilage, Mucopolysaccharides, Myristic acid, N-Hentriacontane, Niacin, Oleic acid, organic bromide, organic iodide, Palmitic acid, phenol, Phloroglucinol, Phosphatidylcholine, Phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphorus, Phytol, Polyphenol, Polysaccharide, potassium, protein, Salt, Selenium, silicon, sodium, Squalene, Stearic acid, sugars, Tin, violaxanthin, vitamin, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin C, water, xanthophylls, Zeaxanthin, zinc, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0071

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